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Lille U19 vs Chelsea U19UEFA Youth League 2018

Lille U19
Lille U19
FT
20
HT: 10
Chelsea U19
Chelsea U19
F. Ouattara 90+3'
N. Fatar 45+1' (pen)
10/2/2019UEFA Youth LeagueUEFA Youth League · Group Stage - 2Complexe Sportif de Luchin

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Lille U1941%
×Draw25%
Chelsea U1935%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Lille U19
1.52
Chelsea U19
1.39

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 6 home / 17 away

creates per match

Lille U19
1.17
Chelsea U19
1.94

allows per match

Lille U19
0.83
Chelsea U19
1.88

finishing

Lille U19+0.00on par
Chelsea U19+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Lille U19

Chelsea U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
108%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Lille U19 or draw
65%
Lille U19 or Chelsea U19
75%
Draw or Chelsea U19
59%

Winning margin

Lille U19 wins by 2+
20%
Chelsea U19 wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Lille U19 1+ goals
78%
Lille U19 2+ goals
45%
Lille U19 3+ goals
20%
Chelsea U19 1+ goals
75%
Chelsea U19 2+ goals
40%
Chelsea U19 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Lille U19 (draw refunded)
54%
Chelsea U19 (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
47%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Lille U19 at homecreates 1.17, concedes 0.83 · 6 matches

Chelsea U19 awaycreates 1.94, concedes 1.88 · 17 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Lille U19 attack 1.17 + Chelsea U19 defence 1.88 → ÷2 → 1.52

Chelsea U19 attack 1.94 + Lille U19 defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 1.39

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Lille U19 scores more
41%
level
25%
Chelsea U19 scores more
35%

Lille U19 at 41% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 41% does not mean "Lille U19 will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Lille
Chelsea
M. Delestrez
Manager: M. Delestrez
56'A. MandefuF. Çoğalan
76'A. MajidJ. Mboyo
90+2'F. OuattaraA. Camara

Lille U19 substitutes

A. Myers
Manager: A. Myers
56'H. LawrenceA. Broja
76'J. HaighG. Nunn
86'D. RankineX. Simons

Chelsea U19 substitutes

Lille U19 2 – 0 Chelsea U19

Lille U19 beat Chelsea U19 2-0 in UEFA Youth League on October 2, 2019.

Goals: N. Fatar (45+1' pen), F. Ouattara (90+3').

The match was played at Complexe Sportif de Luchin in Camphin-en-Pévèle.